G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
Operating under the G4S brand as a subsidiary of the unlisted Allied Universal group, the company provides manned guarding, electronic monitoring, and risk management services to commercial and government clients across the UK.
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Cash
£7.2m
+3,958.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£147m
+1.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
12,253
-6.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.2m
-19.4% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £431,491,000 | £499,126,000 | £506,006,000 | £501,148,000 | -1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,811,000 | £9,494,000 | £9,130,000 | £7,993,000 | -12.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,219,000 | £8,638,000 | £7,681,000 | £6,191,000 | -19.4% | |
| Net profit | £6,643,000 | £4,708,000 | £6,591,000 | £1,827,000 | -72.3% | |
| Cash | £1,206,000 | £1,336,000 | £177,000 | £7,184,000 | +3,958.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £136,743,000 | £142,653,000 | £148,351,000 | £149,394,000 | +0.7% | |
| Net assets | £134,372,000 | £139,080,000 | £145,671,000 | £147,498,000 | +1.3% | |
| Equity | £134,372,000 | £139,080,000 | £145,671,000 | £147,498,000 | +1.3% | |
| Average employees | 16,181 | 12,959 | 13,153 | 12,253 | -6.8% | |
| Wages | £287,638,000 | £322,223,000 | £335,221,000 | £328,409,000 | -2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £298,000 | £730,000 | £623,000 | £653,000 | +4.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £18,000 | £38,000 | £31,000 | £31,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £141,000 | £294,000 | £376,000 | £400,000 | +6.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.1% | 6.7% | 6.2% | 5.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.2% | 49.9% | 52.3% | 52.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.85x | 0.92x | 0.98x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | 2.85x | 11.00x | 2.81x | 1.67x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 2009-03-16 → present
- G4S SECURITY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 2005-06-03 → 2009-03-16
- SECURICOR SECURITY LIMITED 2002-03-27 → 2005-06-03
- SECURICOR GUARDING LIMITED 1991-07-23 → 2002-03-27
- MINT SECURITY LIMITED 1972-03-14 → 1991-07-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered this, along with the expected activities of the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements, and have reached the conclusion that the Company will be able to meet its future obligations as they fall due and the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis”
Group structure
- G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- G4S Security Services (UK) Limited 100%
- T S S (Total Security Services) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTLETT, Ridwaan Yousuf | Secretary | 2021-05-05 | — | — |
| GRAHAM, Helen | Director | 2022-08-03 | Dec 1981 | British |
| KENDALL, Timothy | Director | 2023-01-25 | Dec 1963 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATESON, Leonard Keith | Secretary | 2003-07-21 | 2005-01-28 |
| MUNSON, Anne Patricia | Secretary | 1992-04-10 | 2003-07-21 |
| PATEL, Vaishali Jagdish | Secretary | 2008-10-28 | 2021-05-05 |
| RICHARDS, Nathan | Secretary | 2007-08-01 | 2008-10-28 |
| VENUS, David Anthony | Secretary | 2005-01-28 | 2007-08-01 |
| ALLEN, John Laight | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1997-12-31 |
| ALLEN, Roger Graham | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| BARTOLOMY, Robin | Director | — | 1994-02-17 |
| BEATON, David James | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2007-02-01 |
| BETTES, Nicholas David | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2007-11-05 |
| BUCKLES, Nicholas Peter | Director | 1998-11-27 | 2002-04-01 |
| BUCKLES, Nicholas Peter | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1997-02-05 |
| CARRUTHERS, David John | Director | 1997-02-05 | 1999-12-31 |
| CHALLIS, Kamini | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2007-11-05 |
| COWDEN, David Gaven | Director | 1998-05-29 | 2000-12-01 |
| COWDEN, David Gaven | Director | — | 1997-02-05 |
| COWDEN, Irene Lavinia Elizabeth, Ms. | Director | — | 1994-02-17 |
| DODD, Roy David | Director | 1998-07-22 | 2000-10-20 |
| ETHERIDGE, Paul Martin | Director | 1992-06-08 | 1999-01-20 |
| EWELL, Melvyn | Director | 2001-04-23 | 2001-08-31 |
| FARQUHAR, Andrew James | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2013-01-18 |
| FOSTER, Graham Peter | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2004-07-02 |
| FOY, David Laurence | Director | 2002-05-07 | 2006-09-30 |
| GREENWELL, Douglas James | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2014-08-06 |
| GRIFFITHS, Nigel Edward | Director | 2000-12-27 | 2002-04-01 |
| GRIFFITHS, Nigel Edward | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1998-03-10 |
| GROSSO, Giovanni Nicholas | Director | 2002-08-08 | 2015-05-19 |
| HARTLEY, Julian Mark | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2020-09-15 |
| HARTLEY, Julian Mark | Director | 2015-05-19 | 2018-02-14 |
| HAWKINS, Richard George | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1998-03-10 |
| HEWITSON, Douglas Charles | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2021-12-15 |
| HEWITSON, Douglas Charles | Director | 1999-10-21 | 2001-03-01 |
| HUMPHREY, Peter Thomas | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1997-12-31 |
| INGRAM, Edward Cameron | Director | 1997-02-05 | 1999-10-21 |
| JAGO, John Michael | Director | 2021-12-15 | 2022-04-28 |
| KECK, Oliver | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2022-08-03 |
| LANE, Andrew Robert | Director | 2022-04-28 | 2023-12-07 |
| LEVINSOHN, Graham Austen | Director | 2018-03-08 | 2022-01-07 |
| LOBLEY, David Paul | Director | 2018-11-08 | 2019-07-22 |
| MANUELPILLAI, Dinesh | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2018-11-02 |
| MCKAY, Henry William | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1998-03-10 |
| MCKAY, Henry William | Director | — | 1994-02-17 |
| MOORE, Jennifer Claire | Director | 1999-04-21 | 2002-03-01 |
| NIVEN, Alexander Kenneth | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-07-02 |
| OGDEN, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2007-11-05 |
| PARKER, Martin Stephen | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| PEACOCK, Andrew James | Director | 1997-02-05 | 1999-06-30 |
| PINNINGTON, Edward Robert | Director | — | 1998-02-28 |
| PRENTICE, Alistair James | Director | — | 1993-02-28 |
| SINTON, Laurence James | Director | — | 1994-02-17 |
| SMILLIE, Anthony John | Director | 1994-11-21 | 1999-02-05 |
| SOPER, Richard James | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2007-11-16 |
| TAYLOR, Deborah Jane | Director | 2015-05-19 | 2016-06-30 |
| WALTERS, Fiona Mairi | Director | 2022-06-22 | 2025-03-12 |
| WENHAM, Charles Edward James | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1997-02-05 |
| WILD, John | Director | — | 1994-02-17 |
| WILSON, Stephen | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-05-04 |
| WOOD, Kenneth Alan | Director | 1996-02-19 | 2001-05-04 |
| WOODBERRY, Graham John | Director | — | 1994-02-17 |
| YOUNGMAN, Kenneth John | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2001-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4s Regional Management (Uk&I) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-03-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 302 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2026-10-19 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2026-10-19 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-10-19 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2025-10-13 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-13 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-13 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-15 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.